Blade-holder.



J. B. DUHRING a; J. c. WOBBNSMITH.

BLADE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 31, 19oe.

Patented Mar. 9

UNITED s'rnirno PXlEN :r OFFICE.

JOSEPH B. DUHRING AND JAMES C. WQBENSMITH, Ol" PHILADELPfiIA,PENNSYLVANIA; SA ID WOBENSMITH ASSIGNOR TO SAID DUHRING.

BLADE-HOLDER.

Specification oiLetters Patent.

Application filed March 31, 1906. Serial No. 309,233.

Patented March 9, 1909.

T 01111 whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we. JosEPn B. Dvl-nnxo and JAMES C. \Vonnxsnurn,citizens of the Fnited States, residents. respectively, of ChestnutHill, Philadelphia county, State of Pennsylvania. and \VestPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Blade-Holder, of which he following is :1 Specification.

()nr invention relates to improvements in blade holders.

()nr object is to provide improved means for holding the blade of asafety razor in order to strop the same.

The invention is especially adapted for holding the wafer-thin bladeshaving a cut ting edge on eaeli side thereof.

The invention romprises improved means for holding the blade firmly andserurely between the [int sides of a spring clip.

The invention romprises means for limiting; the ineertion of the bladein the clip so as to prevent injury to the entting edge thereof.

lleteiring to the drawings:lignre I in an elevation of our device. Fig.2 is a crossaertion on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rro sse 3tion online 3. 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. l i a longitudinal portion of the clip.

- Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the everal views,

The clip member I) is made of resilient material. provided with a largeround bend t5. and the rot'iperating flat parallel sides T,

[lat-inn slightly at it for the ea v inwrtion oi, the blade 9therebetiveen. The sides T are pimided with the tllllCii'Qlll portions10, forming A ps; for engaging; the rurved ends of blad E.) and therebylimiting lla' insertion of the blade in the slip. so that the ruttingedge it will project olil part way in the aperture formed by the roundor bent portion (5. This round or bent portion 6 is also apertnred orreeeseed transversely, as at 12, in order to permit the edge of theblade being aeen. in bringing the same to the proper position. The roundor bent portion t3 iof sl'l 'li dimension as when lying upon the strop.to cause the edge 13 of the blade J to lie upon the strop at the properangle. The clip member I) provided with the handle 15. which forconvenience in pac'lo ing. is made in sertions in the usual way. A ringor band H is also provided on the Handle 15 of the clip 5 to form a gripand prevent the handle from slipping in the hand. This hand 14 may be ofrubber or fiber or other suitable material.

l. A wafer-thin blade holder formed of two ttat portions havin;substantial extension in approximately parallel planes and joined at thetop by a nearly circular resiliert bend. said l'lat portions havingflaring edee at the bottom for the insertion of the blade therehetween.

A blade holder formed of two llat 00- operating portions. havingsubstantial extemions lying in approximately parallel planes. and havinga 101) at each end for limiting the upward movement ot'the blade betweensaid rooperating sides, a and for the purpo e dewribetl.

3. .i blade holder formed of two that portions having ul stnntialextensiom in approximately parallel plantand joined at the top b v allt;tl'l rirrular resilient bend provided with transverm rent-awe fortll-- -lo in the t-nttinp edge of the blade when inserted in the holder.and a top at tt\('ll end oi the holder for limiting the movement in theblade either upwardly or tifltl\\'l t'.

